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"It could have been anyone. He opened fire on blacks, Arabs. He knew the majority of the population here in Trappes is Muslim," a local shopkeeper of North African origin told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“This is going to sound really woo-woo,” Knight said, but in the aftermath of the fire, she saw a “network of lights” that represented, for her, the hearts of the people in her life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

A criminal investigation is under way to determine whether the suspect is connected to the fire.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Before the fire, Ruffin enjoyed a morning meditation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Eighteen million dollars’ worth of valuable oil are dumped into the Pasig River to keep it out of Japanese hands, but things quickly spin out of control and the oil catches on fire.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Nearly a decade later, California Strong is still going strong, providing more than $3.7 million in financial relief to families affected by disasters across the state, most recently the Altadena and Palisades fires last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The scapegoating wasn’t just happening on the right: A former L.A. resident who is Iranian-American and a Democrat told Salon that during the 2025 fires, friends reposted claims blaming Native communities for water shortages.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

It is lighter than current firefighting equipment which is designed for fires in buildings and not meant to be worn for a long time, the government added.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The security world deals with these five-alarm fires around ubiquitous software every decade or so, but this is the first time one has happened since AI tools became so good at hacking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Smoke from breakfast fires hung above the village.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Police fired tear gas to disperse about 150 people protesting in the southeastern city of Lyon, in an area banned to all demonstrations, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Angels have now fired five managers in seven years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"We have never seen or even heard a single gunshot being fired," he said from his son's sitting room as children flitted about.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“I was told that there was a breach of trust because I interacted with a third party through unsanctioned channels,” said Tomek Korbak, one of the fired researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Unlike military pistols that could fire up to six rounds before reloading, the Deringer could be fired just once.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Took the opening goal brilliantly, firing high into the roof of the net, before stroking in a second.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The proposal comes just days after Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, announced that Pyongyang had moved new troop units into "firing position" along the border.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

FBI Director James Comey saw the news of his firing on TV news reports.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

But it’s disheartening that Mr. Kozinski sees the Christa Pike case not as a reason to end executions but instead a reason to switch to a different method: firing squads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“When a man’s alone on these flats, with a light head and a light stomach, perishing of cold and want, he hears nothin’ all night, but guns firing, and voices calling.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens